Brown v. Habrle

[¶ 1] This appeal presents the question of whether prejudgment or post-judgment interest may be awarded incident to a marital property division in a divorce action. We determine that; (1) prejudgment interest, pursuant to 14 M.R.S. § 1602-B (2009), may not be awarded incident to a marital property division in a divorce action; but (2) post-judgment interest, pursuant to 14 M.R.S. § 1602-C (2009), may be awarded from the date a party becomes obligated to make a payment of money by a final judgment in a divorce action until the date the payment obligation is satisfied. Accordingly, on the issue…